Collar and cuff



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G. K. SNOW. Collar and Cuffs.Y No. 228,568. Patented .lune 8,1880.

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GEORGE K. SNO, OF WATERTOVN, MASSACHUSETTS.

-COLLAR AND CUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,568, dated June 8, 1880.

Application led April 24. 1880. (Noniodcl.)

To all whom it may Concern Be it known that I, GEO. K. SNOW, of Vatertown, in the county-of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Collars and Cuffs, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specication.

My invention relates to that class of collars and cuffs which are formed by cutting them to shape by means of dies from a sheet or web of paper, paper and cloth united, or two or more thicknesses of cloth united, sized, glazed, or otherwise prepared before cutting, and then folding one portion over upon the other portion, an d especially to the formation ofthe fold; an d it consists in forming an offset in the collar or cuff along the line upon which it is desired to fold the article by throwing that part of the collar or cuff which is upon one side of the.

desired line of fold into a plane different from that of the other portion by means of suitable dies, said portion being moved about the thickness of the material, or so that the upper surface of one portion shall be about on a line with the under surface of the other portion, said two portions being connected by a narrow inclined section, as will be more readily understood by reference to the description of the drawings to be hereinafter given.

Heretofore the line of fold on such articles has been determined byembossinga crease or indented line, while the portions of the material upon each side of said crease remained at the same level or in the same plane, said indentation or crease being upon that side of the stock which is to form the inside of the folded collar or cuff, the stock being forced outward upon the side that is to form the outer face of the folded collar 0r cuff in the form of a rounded rib or bead. This worked well and was entirely satisfactory so long as the articles were worn always the same side out; but when it was desired to turn the collar or cuff and wear it the other side out it was found that the material would not fold over with a smooth rounded edge, as when folded the first time, but would present a rough and uneven edge, and generally would present two lines of partial fold or bend, which gave the collar or cuff a bad appearance.

To obviate this difficulty and produce a collar or cuff that can be folded equally well in either direction, and hence make a practical and serviceable reversible article of wearingapparel, is the object of my present invention.

Figure l of the drawings is an elevation of a collar embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of same on line a' on Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar section enlarged. Fig. 4 is an elevation of a reversible cuff embodying my invention. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the same online y 51/ on Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a transverse section of a collar illustrating the old method of determining the line of fold.

A is the neck-band of a collar or body of a cuff, designed to be folded along the curved line a b; and B is the portion which is to be turned over outside of said band when placed upon the neck, and provided with the usual imitation stitching c c upon both sides thereof, and the neck-band A being provided with the usual button-holes d d, as shown.

The collar or cuff is cut by suitable dies to the desired shape from a sheet or web of thick paper, paper and cloth, or cloth alone, previously prepared and finished upon both sides alike, so that the collar or cuff may be folded either side out and present an equally good appearance. The collar or cuff is then subjected to the action of suitable embossing-dies, to form an inclined offset along the line a b, by throwing the portion B downward to a new level with its upper surface' in substantially the same plane as the under surface of the band A, said upper surface of the part B meeting the inclined offset at c, with a well-dened angle along the wh'ole length of the curved line a b, while the upper surface of the band A is joined to' or meets the same inclined offset by a rounded corner, as shown at j'.

The under surface of the band A meets the inclined offset upon the other side of the collar or cuff, with a well-defined angle at g, and the under surface of B is joined to said inclined offset by a rounded corner, as shown at h in. Fig. 3.

If the part B be folded downward, it will bend around the angle g, and if folded upward it will bend around the angle e, and in either ease a smooth rounded edge will be formed along the outer surface of the fold.

By this construction or manner of defining IOO the fold I am enabled to produce a practical reversible collar or cuff which will present an equally fine appearance when folded in either direction. Y,

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A collar or cu" embossed to forni an o'- set along1 a curved line to determine the fold, said offset connecting the two parts occupying,I different planes, substantially as described.

2. A collar or cuffthe turn-over portion of which occupies a position relative to the band portion,'witl1 its upper face in a line,or nearly so, with the under face of the said band portion, substantially as and for the purposes described.

GEO. K. SNOW.

Witnesses E. A. HEMMENWAY, W. E. LOMBARD. 

